Chinese President Xi Jinping has held a flurry of talks with state leaders, including Russian Vladimir Putin, since Russia¡¯s invasion of Ukraine. But there¡¯s one big omission from his diplomatic outreach: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Xi has spoken with at least eight world leaders in the month since the invasion, stressing Beijing¡¯s preference for dialogue over war and sanctions. The leader of the world¡¯s second-largest economy has encouraged Russia to move toward negotiations, offered to work with France and Germany to promote talks and told President Joe Biden that China ¡°stands for peace.¡±
When asked Wednesday why Xi hadn¡¯t spoken with Zelenskyy, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a regular news briefing that China had ¡°smooth communications¡± on the Ukraine issue. ¡°China supports all parties to uphold the concept of indivisibility of security,¡± Wang said.
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